Pedobear
"Pedobear is a cartoon mascot that became a well-known icon through its usage on 4chan to signal moderators and other users that illegal pornographi..."
Pedobear Pedobear is a cartoon mascot that became a well-known icon through its usage on 4chan to signal moderators and other users that illegal pornographi... First appearing in 2003, this meme has become part of internet culture.
About
AboutPedobear is a cartoon mascot that became a well-known icon through its usage on 4chan to signal moderators and other users that illegal pornographic content had been posted. Due to the widespread nature of its application, Pedobear has been often misinterpreted as a symbol of pedophilia and lolita complex , especially in the news media and law enforcement agencies.
Origin
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The character known today as Pedobear used to be simply known as "Kumar" or "KumΔ" (bear) on the Japanese textboard 2channel . It originated as an ASCII art image created by γΆγ ~ 3, who was instrumental in starting an emoticon -only board on 2ch. [1] One of the earliest 2ch threads with this ASCII was posted on February 27th, 2003. [2] The bear would be posted as a reaction to threads where the original poster would be fishing for attention, as a way to highlight the thread was an obvious troll . [3]
The ASCII character gradually evolved to encompass several lines instead of just one, before becoming a drawn character [4] , popular enough to be turned into papercraft. [5]
Spread
SpreadDue to 4chan's anonymous environment, people tend to act without fear of retribution. Because of this, there are the occasional pedophiles swapping Child Pornography, or CP on the site.
Pedobear had become associated with pedophilia as early as February 2005 when it was defined on Urban Dictionary [6] as a character used on hentai βlolikonβ [sic] boards and on 4chan. Some of the earliest threads with Pedobear photoshopped into photos of young girls date back to February 10th, 2006, archived via screenshot , and November 29th, 2006. [7]
Pedobear.org [12] was created on January 14th, 2008 hosting a pedobear image gallery and shop. DesuToys has sold a Pedobear plush [14] since early 2009. Also that year, Pedobear was voted Miley Cyrus's number 1 fan. [8] In February 2010, the Times of Malta [13] reported that a graffiti artist had stenciled Pedobear on to billboards advertising the Pope's trip to Malta. The stenciler was never found, but the story about the incident brought over 300,000 readers to the Times of Malta in two months. [15] Since its appearance in the media and blog coverage, Pedobear has been frequently misinterpreted as a symbol of pedophilia.
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What is Pedobear?
Pedobear is a cartoon mascot that became a well-known icon through its usage on 4chan to signal moderators and other users that illegal pornographi...
Where did Pedobear come from?
Pedobear originated in 2003. Check the Origin section above for detailed history.
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